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June 21, 2021

Juneteenth violence: At least 8 killed, dozens injured during Saturday shootings

At least eight people were fatally shot and dozens were injured during parties or gatherings on or related to the Juneteenth holiday injured in seven parts of the country, according to officials and local reports. 

June 20, 2021

Tropical Depression Claudette could re-strengthen before leaving North Carolina coast, NHC forecasts

Tropical Depression Claudette is expected to produce heavy rainfall and gusty winds across parts of the southeast through Monday morning

June 20, 2021

Claudette drenches Southeast, may trigger more flash flooding before strengthening to tropical storm again

Tropical Depression Claudette is continuing its trek across the Southeast, hitting parts of Georgia and the Carolinas for a soggy Father's Day.

June 18, 2021

Man who sexually assaulted woman aboard flight from Chicago to Myrtle Beach gets max prison sentence

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman aboard a flight from Chicago to Myrtle Beach during the summer of 2019 was sentenced late Thursday to two years in federal prison. 

June 18, 2021

South Carolina double murder investigation nears 2-week mark with no arrests or suspects

Audio from the 911 call placed following the 2019 South Carolina boat crash involving recent murder victim Paul Murdaugh paints a terrifying picture of the events that led to the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach.

June 18, 2021

GOP rep tears into Mayorkas, claims VP Harris ‘laughing’ at border crisis: report

A Republican congressman from South Carolina wasn’t standing for it on Capitol Hill on Thursday when Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tried to defend Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her absence from the U.S.-Mexico border region.

June 17, 2021

South Carolina double-murder victim received threat from stranger prior to slayings, family says: report

Relatives of the well-known South Carolina mother and son who were gunned down at their hunting lodge earlier this month revealed that one of the victims had received threats, but the family did not believe at the time that they were credible, according to a recent report. 

June 16, 2021

2 South Carolina executions halted until firing squad formed

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the planned executions of two inmates by electrocution, saying they cannot be put to death until they truly have the choice of a firing squad option set out in the state’s newly revised capital punishment law.

June 16, 2021

South Carolina authorities seize six dogs in connection to mauling death of 7-year-old child

Shamar Sherif Jackson and his brother were walking in his neighborhood on June 14 when a number of dogs attacked them.

June 16, 2021

Paul Murdaugh had other run-ins with the law, report says

The 22-year-old man from a prominent South Carolina family who was found murdered with his mother reportedly had other brushes with the law in addition to being charged in a 2019 drunken boat crash that killed a young woman.